Diocese of Baroda
Roman Catholic diocese in Gujarat, India
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Baroda (Latin: Baroden(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Baroda in the ecclesiastical province of Gandhinagar in India.
Diocese of Baroda Dioecesis Barodensis | |
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| Location | |
| Country |  India |
| Ecclesiastical province | Gandhinagar |
| Metropolitan | Gandhinagar |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 40,365 km2 (15,585 sq mi) |
Population
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| Parishes | 49 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 29 September 1966 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary in Vadodara |
| Secular priests | 201 (50 Diocesan, 151 Religious Orders) |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Sebastião Mascarenhas, S.F.X. |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Thomas Ignatius MacWan |
| Bishops emeritus | Godfrey de Rozario, S.J. |
History
- 29 September 1966: Established as the Diocese of Baroda from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bombay[citation needed]
Leadership
Bishops of Baroda (Latin Rite)
- Ignatius Salvador D’Souza (29 September 1966 – 19 January 1986)
- Francis Leo Braganza, S.J. (27 April 1987 – 29 August 1997), retired
- Godfrey de Rozario, S.J. (29 August 1997 – 18 December 2021), retired
- Apostolic Administrator Stanislaus Fernandes, S.J. (23 May 2016 – 18 February 2023), Archbishop Emeritus of Gandhinagar
- Sebastião Mascarenhas, S.F.X. (31 December 2022 – Present)
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